Dr. Phillip C. Hoopes, Jr., a corneal specialist and cataract and refractive surgeon at Hoopes Vision, was a featured speaker at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) last weekend. Dr. Hoopes presented initial findings, impressions and patient outcomes from 32 of the first commercial KAMRA patients in the United States. KAMRA […]

Hoopes Vision Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary With Special LASIK Price

Hoopes Vision will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary this May. In May of 2000, Dr Hoopes relocated his practice to Utah with the dream of building a LASIK and cataract surgery center that would be second to none. Featuring Utah’s most experienced LASIK and IntraLASIK surgeons and the most technologically advanced LASIK suite in […]

Hoopes Vision congratulates Heather McPhie on her 1st Place World Cup Win

Hoopes Vision is happy to congratulate moguls skier Heather McPhie (one of our LASIK patients) on her recent Visa International Freestyle World Cup win at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Heather tied for first place on Thursday, January 14th’s event, and walked away with a 2nd place podium placement for the weekend’s events. […]

Lasik Laser Technology – Which Laser is Best?

It can be confusing for someone looking into LASIK, trying to compare LASIK centers. Each place you go, will tell you why their laser is best. The truth is, no single laser is going to be the best for everyone. If it were that simple, all doctors would use the same laser. Your eyes are […]

Night time halos and glare have been a common concern for patients considering LASIK. Early on, in the history of LASIK surgery, it was expected that some patients would have some increase in halo and glare at night. Lasers designed to perform traditional treatments and even wavefront guided treatments tend to flatten the cornea and […]

Hoopes Vision at Utah Optometric Association

The Utah Optometric Association gathered together for their annual convention and continuing education meetings June 4th through June 7th in Midway, Utah. The Utah Optometric Association is a large group of optometrists in Utah that work together to promote optometry. Dr. Hoopes, Jr. gave an educational lecture to update optometrists on the surgical management of […]

Utah Eye Doctor Chooses Hoopes for LASIK

Dr. Jessica Graham is the latest Utah optometrist to choose Hoopes Vision for her own LASIK vision correction. Dr Graham is an optometrist who practices in Herriman Utah, has referred many patients to Hoopes Vision for LASIK surgery including her husband Troy. On Monday, May 18th it was her turn. Dr. Graham’s surgery was performed […]

Heather McPhie and Landon Gardner Compete at World Cup Ski Event Without Glasses or Contact Lenses

We proudly watched a couple of our LASIK patients compete right here in Utah at the World Cup Ski event this year at Deer Valley Resort. The event was held January 29th and 31st. Landon Gardner and Heather McPhie of the U.S. Ski Team were competing at this event. Both Heather and Landon had IntraLASIK […]

Real Golf Radio Co-Host Has IntraLASIK at Hoopes Vision

Bob Casper, co-host of Real Golf Radio and son of legendary golfer Billy Casper, came in on Tuesday for vision correction surgery. Dr. Phillip Hoopes, Jr. performed the blade-free IntraLASIK surgery. Bob had previously worn just one contact lens, leaving the other eye uncorrected in order to provide both distance and reading vision. After discussing […]